Defying Gravity (Mr. Big album)

Defying Gravity
Studio album by
Mr. Big
ReleasedJuly 7, 2017 (2017-07-07)
Studio
  • Ocean Studios (Burbank, California)
  • Assembly Room Studios (Los Angeles)
  • Salamander Sound (Fairfax, California)
Genre
Length47:57
LabelFrontiers
ProducerKevin Elson
Mr. Big chronology
...The Stories We Could Tell
(2014) 		Defying Gravity
(2017) 		Ten
(2024)
Singles from Defying Gravity
  1. "Everybody Needs a Little Trouble"
    Released: June 5, 2017
  2. "Defying Gravity"
    Released: July 14, 2017
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Classic Rock[1]
Metal Rules4.0/5[2]
Rock Hard7.5/10[3]

Defying Gravity is the ninth studio album from American hard rock band Mr. Big. It is their only album to feature drumming contributions from Matt Starr, who had been filling in since 2014, as founding member Pat Torpey was unable to perform drums on most songs due to his Parkinson's disease diagnosis, but performs on some tracks and is credited as "drum producer".[4] Defying Gravity was Torpey's final studio appearance prior to his death on February 7, 2018, and consequently the final release to feature the band's original lineup.

  1. ^ Stubbs, David (June 21, 2017). "Mr. Big: Defying Gravity". Classic Rock. Loudersound.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mr. Big - Defying Gravity". Metal Rules. November 2017. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  3. ^ Schäfer, Frank (October 2014). "Review Album : Mr. Big - Defying Gravity". Rock Hard (in German). No. 363. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "MR. BIG To Release 'Defying Gravity' Album In July; Complete Details Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. May 8, 2017. Retrieved December 21, 2021.